Kevin Stevens was born on April 15,1965 and is an American former ice hockey player and current scout in the National Hockey League.
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16 Facts About Kevin Stevens
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Kevin Stevens played left wing on a line with Mario Lemieux during the Pittsburgh Penguins' Stanley Cup championships in 1991 and 1992.
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In 2017, Stevens was named Special Assignment Scout with the Penguins hockey organization.
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Kevin Stevens was born in Brockton, Massachusetts, but grew up in Pembroke, Massachusetts.
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Kevin Stevens was invited to try out for both the Toronto Blue Jays and the Philadelphia Phillies; however, accepting that he was not a great hitter in baseball, he decided to play hockey instead.
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Kevin Stevens accepted a full scholarship to play hockey for Boston College, and was drafted in the sixth round in the 1983 NHL draft by the Los Angeles Kings.
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Kevin Stevens's 123 points that year set a record for the most points by an American-born player and a left wing in one season.
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Kevin Stevens is one of four NHL players to have accumulated more than 50 goals and at least 200 PIM in a season, the others are Keith Tkachuk, Brendan Shanahan and Gary Roberts.
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On May 21,1992, during game three of the Prince of Wales Conference final against the Boston Bruins, Kevin Stevens became the 25th player in NHL history to score three goals in a single playoff period.
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Early in the first period, Kevin Stevens skated in and checked Islanders' defenseman Rich Pilon, hitting Pilon's visor with so much force that he knocked himself unconscious.
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Kevin Stevens landed face first on the ice and, unable to soften the blow upon landing, shattered most of the bones in his face and required extensive reconstructive surgery.
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Kevin Stevens was sent to the Boston Bruins in 1995 along with Shawn McEachern for Glen Murray and Bryan Smolinski.
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In 2011, Kevin Stevens left the Pittsburgh Penguins organization as a pro scout to spend more time with his family.
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Kevin Stevens coached youth hockey including a traveling team in the Boston area.
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In June 2015, his son, Luke Kevin Stevens, was drafted by the Carolina Hurricanes 5th round, 126th overall pick.
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In May 2017, Kevin Stevens entered a guilty plea in a Boston federal court and was sentenced to probation, community service and a $10,000 fine.
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